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Donald Trump's big, rapid American AI buildout now faces a major slowdown as voters in yesterday's elections overwhelmingly supported candidates and measures that favored increasing restrictions on AI and data centers nationwide.
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... Republican allies and strategists called for Trump to shake up his White House personnel ...
Marco Rubio Might Quit Trump Admin to Launch 2028 Presidency Bid After GOP Midterm Rout: Report
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... Secretary of State Marco Rubio might soon quit the Trump administration to launch a bid for the presidency in 2028, especially after the party's rout in the midterms on Tuesday, according to a new report.
British outlet The Independent cited insiders in the U.S. and the UK who have increasing expectations for Rubio to leave the government, with one saying he needs to "distance himself from the Iran war and pin that one on Trump."
"It makes complete sense for him to step down and leave the administration," the source added, claiming that Rubio is the "leading candidate at the moment" and ahead of Vice President JD Vance. ...
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OpenAI Is Changing Its Tune on Data Centers Following Electoral Wipeout
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... Following a blue wave that put Democrats in control of the next Congress and demonstrated Americans' discontent with the AI buildout, OpenAI is rolling out new commitments governing how it develops data centers.
The company behind ChatGPT announced Thursday that it will limit the controversial practice of using nondisclosure agreements with public officials and cover the electricity and energy infrastructure costs of future data centers it owns and operates.
The promises are part of OpenAI's new National Community Compact, a framework outlining how the company plans to work with locals in places where it builds data centers. The framework also includes pledges to be more transparent about construction plans and noise levels, develop water-use plans tailored to each community, and invest in local services such as childcare, education, healthcare, and transportation. ...
Talarico's early vote alone surpassed Paxton's total in Texas Senate race, data shows
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... Democratic Sen.-elect James Talarico received more votes in the early vote than his Republican opponent Ken Paxton received in total, according to the Texas secretary of state's election results.
That means that even if a single vote was not cast for Talarico on Election Day, he still would have won, based on the data that is available. ...
Another view ...
Voters fiercely reject data centers
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... Fierce pushback to data centers helped carry Democrats to victory in key races across the nation this week, and where the centers were explicitly on the ballot, they lost overwhelmingly.
Midterm voters rejected industry-backed candidates and overwhelmingly backed resolutions to halt data center construction, dealing a major blow to the sector.
Election Day marked perhaps the biggest test so far for data center sentiment. Technology watchdog groups are seizing on the outcome, stating results show the public is largely rejecting the facilities and the technology they power.
"Data centers represent a fear and an angst that voters have about being replaced by AI, losing their jobs, losing their livelihoods [and] the rising price of energy in their local area," said Brendan Steinhauser, who managed Sen. John Cornyn's (R-Texas) 2014 campaign and is now CEO of the Alliance for Secure AI. He added that they were also representative of "corruption" from "Big Tech oligarchs." ...
@#55
OK, now Newsweek is saying, citing FoxNews, Mr El-Sayed has won, referring to FoxNews.
Abdul El-Sayed Beats Mike Rogers, Becoming First Muslim Senator, Fox News Projects
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... Abdul El-Sayed Beats Mike Rogers, Becoming First Muslim Senator, Fox News Projects ...... Democrat Abdul El-Sayed was projected to win Michigan's U.S. Senate race in the early hours of Wednesday by Fox News, defeating Republican opponent Mike Rogers in one of the most expensive, most followed and bitter contests of the midterm elections.
"Mike, enjoy your retirement," El-Sayed said at his victory party with supporters. "You chose hate. Michigan chose hope," he added. ...
@#52
OK, I found this ...
Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan race without throwing transgender people under the bus
www.yahoo.com
... Michigan voters have elected Abdul El-Sayed to the U.S. Senate, making him the first Muslim elected to the chamber after a campaign in which he defended transgender patients, challenged Republican attacks on their health care and weathered a last-minute defection by his former Democratic primary rival.
El-Sayed defeated Republican former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, according to Decision Desk HQ, which called the race at 1:33 a.m. Wednesday. ...
... Executive assistant Natalie Harp seems to have taken over the president's personal cellphone and is now deciding who gets to speak with him ...
Gotta make sure he gets only happy news because he appears to be too thin-skinned to hear anything else ...